BYZANTINE BRONZE BELL - ca. 500 AD - FREE SHIPPING

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #762800
2306

A Byzantine bronze bell discovered in Israel and dated ca. 500 AD, the Early Byzantine Period. The bell measures 2.2 cm and a dark green patina covers the item. There is also a dirt encrustation and the clapper is missing. There is a small hole in the body and shipping is free. This bell is in very fine condition.

At the time this bell was manufactured there were millions of bronze articles being made for private citize... Click for details

A LOT OF 5 BYZANTINE BRONZE CUP COINS - SCYLPHATES

Byzantine Pre 1492: item #753358
2308

A beautiful lot of five Byzantine cup coins excavated in one of the Balkan States and dated ca. 1050 AD, the reign of Constantine IX, in the Byzantine Empire. The coins are in exceptionally good condition with the stampings clearly visible.

These somewhat odd coins were called scylphates and were produced during the years 1042 - 1055 AD. Usually, both sides of the coins were stamped with a figure of Christ, the Virgin o... Click for details

Byzantine Green-Glazed Plate

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #747254
BD2330

A true sea find! Ancient Byzantine / Islamic Glazed Bowl, ca. 12th / early 13th century A.D. Open-type earthenware vessel with a narrow vertical rim, painted in green with pale, transparent cream slip. Incised decoration by the sgraffito method, in which a design is quickly drawn or scraped through the layer of slip with a sharp metal tool. Generally meant for household use or export, these were produced in many centers of the Byzantine world. 9-1/4"D x 1"H, intact with rim chip and remains... Click for details

Byzantine Glass Bottle

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #733272
BD2173

Gorgeous color! Ancient Glass Bottle, probably from the Byzantine period, ca. 330-640 A.D. Light amber-yellow thick glass vessel with a short, squatty body, thin neck and allover purple and blue iridescence. 2-3/4"H x 2-3/8", intact/in excellent condition.

PROVENANCE: Ex-private Midwest USA Collection. ... Click for details

BYZANTINE HAND MADE BRONZE CROSS - FREE SHIPPING

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #733257
2265

A Byzantine bronze pendant cross discovered in the Balkan States and dated ca. 1000 AD, the Late Byzantine Period. The cross measures 3.4 cm and a folded bit of metal on the top forms the loop for suspension. The cross was hand made, not cast. There are no decorations on this quite different cross and the object is in excellent condition and completely wearable,

The cross is a sacred emblem of the Christian faith and is... Click for details

Ancient Roman Byzantine Gold Solidus Phocas

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #720765
a562

A nearly EF grade Roman Byzantine gold solidus of Phocas 602-610 AD Constantinople mint. Obv: crowned bust of Phocas with pendilia & holding globus cruciger.

Rev: Angel stg holding staff surmounted by christogram & globus.

4.42g.

BYZANTINE STONE BREAD STAMP - FREE SHIPPING

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #704731
2224

A large and spectacular Byzantine stone (limestone?) bread stamp measuring 5.4 cm in height, 4.9 cm wide and 1.8 cm thick. The seal is dated ca. 5th century AD, and the mount for suspension on the reverse is broken from the seal. We believe this was done while the drill-hole was being made. The seal is in excellent condition and shipping is free.

Bread stamps were used in the Roman Empire to authenticate the baker of th... Click for details

BYZANTINE OIL LAMP - EARLY CHRISTIAN PERIOD

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #704192
2223

A nice and different Byzantine terracotta oil lamp discovered in the Levant and dated to the Early Christian Period, ca. 4th century AD. The lamp was made from gray clay and has a red slip, most of which is still visible. We believe this lamp was made by an apprentice. There is a tongue handle and a flat, tear-drop base. There are three minor, stabilized cracks and the lamp measures 9.25 cm in length, 5 cm in height and is in very good condition.... Click for details

BYZANTINE OIL LAMP EX. SYRO-PALESTINE - FREE SHIPPING

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #682774
2150

A lovely Byzantine mold made terracotta oil lamp discovered in Syria-Palestine and dated ca. 500 - 650 AD, the Early Byzantine Period. The lamp measures 10.3 cm and is covered with a heavy earth encrustation. The clay is a rich orange color and shipping is free. A raised ring encircles the filler-hole and a larger raised ring grows from around the wick-hole to enclose the filler-hole. The tongue handle has four vertical lines on the front and back with a concentric circle on the top. The raised ... Click for details

Byzantine Gold Coin with Christ Enthroned.

Byzantine Pre AD 1000: item #680282
C.10.

Ancient Gold Coin of Emperor Alexius I Comnenus 1081-1118.

Obverse: Christ enthroned facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels.

Reverse: Alexius, wearing divitision, and jeweled chlamys, standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger; being crowned by manus Dei.... Click for details